Quote by Judith D. Schwartz

“Allan Savory’s belief that drought and floods are man-made and therefore not inevitable opens the way for a different response. With this principle in…

— Judith D. Schwartz

“Every field that’s turned into a parking lot or industrial park means more water siphoned off into gutters and culverts and less water in…

— Judith D. Schwartz

Human civilization has been changing the Earths environment for millennia, often to our detriment. Dams, deforestation and urbanization can alter water cycles and wind…

— Jamais Cascio

Loss of natural areas threatens our water supply, national security, farms, and health.

— Deb Haaland

The transformation of forests into deserts, fertile earth into sunbaked concrete, and running rivers into silted floodwaters show that only through care for the…

— Petra Kelly

One tragic example of the loss of forests and then water is found in Ethiopia. The amount of its forested land has decreased from…

— Al Gore

This whole effort to rebuild and stabilize a countryside is not without its disappointments and mistakes... What matter though these temporary growing pains when…

— Aldo Leopold

Most floods are caused by man, not weather; deforestation, levee construction, erosion, and overgrazing all result in the loss of ecosystem services.

— Paul Hawken

“With good land-use management, water scarcity can even be a useful tool for containing the heedless sprawl of human habitation. Unfortunately,”

— David Owen

“People need to manage land with water circulation in mind,”

— Judith D. Schwartz

“Slaps in the face like this provide opportunities for change. A drought definitely gets people thinking about how they can manage resources better. It’s…

— Judith D. Schwartz

The solution to our water problems is more rain.

— Mark Twain